NEOGOV · 4 hours ago
Recreation Specialist (Senior’s Planning & Performance Specialist), Grade 21
3950 Ferrara Dr Silver Spring MD 20906 USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$71K/yr - $112K/yr
2+ years expMontgomery County Department of Recreation is a nationally recognized agency dedicated to providing high quality community-based programs for diverse populations. They are seeking a Recreation Specialist to support Senior programming by planning, developing, and evaluating programs and events that enhance the quality of life for older adults. The role involves community engagement, staff oversight, and administrative operations to ensure effective service delivery.
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Responsibilities
Plan, develop, organize, establishing outcomes, managing budgets, and evaluate recreation programs, classes, large-scale events for the older adult population – making data driven decisions for future programs
By building positive working relationships and delivering culturally responsive, inclusive, and equitable programs for the community
Supporting and assisting with meal orders, reservation requests, meal distribution, accurate data collection, and food safety standards at multiple locations
Recruit, train, schedule, supervise, monitor, and evaluation seasonal employees, volunteers, and contractors. Ensure high quality service is delivered and payments are initiated and processed on time
Handle registrations, scheduling, and program set-up using recreation software systems and tools
Safeguard cash, PPI, inventory, County property, and data collection. Prepare reports, trackers, develop data analysis summaries for leadership team. Adhering to polices, protocols and best practices
Promoting and supporting the department, division, and team on county initiatives, programs and events. Serve as a liaison between colleagues, public relations, customer service, stakeholder’s, partners and community members
Establish, collaborate, and coordinate with organization boards, community groups, businesses, non-profits, etc. to advance the department’s mission and fill any program gaps needed. Work with Supervisor to formalize partnerships by developing MOU’s, LOA’s and SOW’s before initiating any program, event, or service
Demonstrate strong communication, organizational skills, attention to details, flexibility, and commitment to diversity. Successfully using Microsoft Office Suite, VSI, or other software tools to demonstrate these skills
Qualification
Required
Two (2) years of progressively responsible recreational specialist work involving planning, organizing, supervising and implementing an area-wide, countywide or special interest recreation program
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree
An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may be substituted
Preferred
Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting program performance data to inform decision-making
Proficiency in recreation management software (e.g., VSI, ActiveNet) and Microsoft Office Suite for scheduling, registration, and reporting
Demonstrated success in planning and executing large-scale events for older adults, including budget management and vendor coordination
Experience developing culturally responsive programs for diverse communities; multilingual skills are a plus
Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations, nonprofits, and businesses to expand program offerings
Experience creating promotional materials and leveraging social media or other platforms for program outreach
Prior experience hiring, training, and supervising seasonal staff, volunteers, and contractors
Familiarity with senior wellness trends, fitness, and lifelong learning programs
Relevant certifications such as CPR/First Aid or Food Safety
Flexibility to work non-traditional hours (early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays) and adapt to changing program needs
Benefits
Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year.
Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year.
In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays.
Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans.
Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years.
Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary.
All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID.
We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts.
Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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